Thursday, May 29, 2014

The Eastern Arizona Health Education Center is hosting the
Girls on the Run “Colorama 5k.” This new
running event will be held at the Globe Community Center at Besh Ba Gowah on
Saturday, June 7.

The 5k is for anyone who wants to get fit and have fun doing
it. Families are encouraged to participate.

The festivities start at 8:am and the run begins at 9.

Register online at www.gotrea.org.
Click the “Globe/Miami 5K” button and follow the instructions. You can also register
the morning of the race between 7 and 8:am at the Community Center Race
Registration Desk.

Last night Globe Police arrested 23 year old Ruby Roberts at
a residence on North Third Street for domestic violence assault.

The Gila County Sheriff’s Office arrested 28 year old inmate
Sammi Jo Stepp of Star Valley on a warrant for possession of dangerous drugs,
use of a narcotic drug, possession of drug paraphernalia and use of wire
communication in a drug related transaction.

26 year old Destry Phillips was arrested for misconduct
involving weapons and possession of prescription drugs.

Last night Al Jazzera America aired a special report about privatized
health care in Arizona prisons.

An investigation by the program America Tonight found dozens
of cases of medical neglect.

Arizona’s system is currently run by Corizon Health, Inc.,
the largest private prison health care provider in the country. Now one of its
former employees is blowing the whistle about its failures.

Former Corizon patient care technician Teresa Short’s claims
are backed up by other studies. The American Friends Service Committee reported
last October that medical spending in Arizona prisons dropped by $30 million
after Arizona privatized prison health care. They also found that there was a
sharp rise in inmate deaths.

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in 2012
claiming that health care in Arizona’s prisons now amounts to cruel and unusual
punishment. The suit cites examples of officials telling prisoners to pray to
be cured and to drink energy shakes to alleviate cancer symptoms.